也是

Chinese

		also; too	be; yes; this
trad. (也是)		也	是
simp. #(也是)		也	是
anagram		是也

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yěshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˇ ㄕˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ye³ si⁴

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jaa⁵ si⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ā-sī / ǎ-sǐ / iā-sī / iǎ-sǐ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yěshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yěshìh
    • Wade–Giles: yeh³-shih⁴
    • Yale: yě-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeeshyh
    • Palladius: еши (ješi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ye³ si⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ies
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɛ⁵³ sz̩²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jaa⁵ si⁶
    • Yale: yáh sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jaa⁵ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ya⁵ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jaː¹³ siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ā-sī
    • Tâi-lô: ā-sī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: axsi
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a³³⁻²¹ si³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /a³³⁻¹¹ si³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /a²²⁻²¹ si²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ǎ-sǐ
    • Tâi-lô: ǎ-sǐ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /a²² si²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iā-sī
    • Tâi-lô: iā-sī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iaxsi
    • IPA (Taipei): /ia³³⁻¹¹ si³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia³³⁻²¹ si³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ia²²⁻²¹ si²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iǎ-sǐ
    • Tâi-lô: iǎ-sǐ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ia²² si²²/

Verb

也是

1. (pseudoverb) to also be

Synonyms

• (literary) 亦然 (yìrán)
• (Cantonese) 都係／都系
• (Hokkien) 嘛是

Derived terms

• 也是醉了 (yě shì zuì le)

 

See also

• (Hokkien) 抑是, 猶是／犹是

Interjection

也是

1. that's true
2. (colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 又係／又系